Training and Technical Assistance

The summary for the Training and Technical Assistance Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Training and Technical Assistance
	CFDA Number:	94.007
	CFDA Description:	Planning and Program Development Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other Education Community Development
	Category Explanation:	The purpose of awards made under this notice is to fund organizations to deliver training, technical assistance andor clearinghouse services in specific areas to grantees and subgrantees that operate programs funded by the Corporation for National an
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-040405-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 27, 2005
	Creation Date:	Apr 27, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 20, 2005 On-Line Grant Application Submission The Corporation for National and Community Service has developed a grants management system that includes on-line grant Applications. The deadline for eGrants submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on DEADLINE. If you are unable to submit your application using eGrants, a paper application along with a diskette or CD Rom with an exact duplicate of your application must be received at the Corporation for National and Community Service, OLDT TTA NOFA, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20525 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on DEADLINE.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 19, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	16
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$12,075,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Open to all but foreign entities.
Grant Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service is an independent Federal grant-making agency that supports a range of volunteer services programs, including AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. Under this notice, the Corporation expects to make grants, under cooperative agreements, of over $12 million in funds to national providers of training and technical assistance (T&TA) to these Corporation-funded programs. Awards will be made in 16 areas of training and technical assistance, in which funding amounts will range from approximately $100,000 to $1,540,000 annually for cooperative agreements of up to three years. Only one of the sixteen grants will require cost sharing. The selected grantees will provide training and technical assistance and clearing house services, supporting the Corporation in building the capacity of local programs and organizations that use service and volunteering to meet community needs, including service-learning. Providers will use the awards to deliver training and technical assistance in specified areas to the Corporations grantees and subgrantees. The 16 areas of T&TA are: (1) participant recruitment and development; (2) leveraging additional volunteers; (3) community engagement and strengthening; (4) resource and fund development; (5) performance measurement and evaluation; (6) financial and grants management; (7) disability inclusion; (8) eGrants training and technical assistance; (9) the Resource Center; (10) the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse; (11) technical assistance to state commissions; (12) technical assistance for specific learning communities; (13) education success and mentoring; (14) independent living; (15) coordinating service learning programs; and (16) technical assistance for faith-based and community initiatives. The grant competition is open to state and local government entities, non-profit organizations, including faith- and community-based organizations, higher education institutions, Indian tribes, and commercial entities. Organizations that operate or intend to operate Corporation supported programs are also eligible to apply. The deadline for eGrants submissions is 5 p.m. Eastern Time, May 20, 2005. For further information, visit http://www.nationalservice.org/funding_initiatives/index.html to review the complete notice, which includes an application; or contact Gina Fulbright-Powell at (202) 606-5000, ext. 414, email TTANOFA@cns.gov. The TDD number is 2025652799. Note: This is a notice for the selection of organizations to provide training and technical assistance on behalf of the Corporation. This is not a notice for program grant proposals.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nationalservice.org/funding_initiatives/index.html http://www.nationalservice.org/funding_initiatives/index.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Willie, James, Grants Policy Specialist, Phone 202-606-5000 X391, Fax 202-565-2786, Email jwillie@cns.gov jwillie@cns.gov Willie, James
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